Does Oxygen Saturation Differ Between the Finger and Ear in the Head-Down Position?

The differences in oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximeters on the finger and ear in the Trendelenburg position: a prospective observational study - FETOX (Finger Ear Trendelenburg Oximetry eXperimental study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057280

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-13

Start date

2025-03-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Prostate cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled to undergo robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with lung diseases that are expected to have a significant impact on oxygen saturation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SpO2 (fingertip), SpO2 (earlobe)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKenji Uehara

National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center Department of Anesthesiology

kuehara@dune.ocn.ne.jp0827-34-1000

Outcome results